Men's Basketball

Watt and Reynolds named preseason All-Southland, preseason polls announced

Nov 03, 2010

Texas A&M - Corpus Christi senior forwards
Justin Reynolds and Demond Watt have been named preseason
Second-Team All-Southland by the conference. The Islanders men's basketball team
was predicted to finish third in the West Division by the Sports
Information Directors and fourth by the head coaches.

Watt was a third-team All-Southland selection
following last season while helping the Islanders to a third-place
finish in the league. He
is the team's top returning scorer after averaging 12.7 points per
game and leading the entire conference in shooting percentage with
a .658 mark that put him in ninth-place on the Southland's
single-season shooting percentage list. He also set a school record in
rebounding with 250 last season and was sixth in the league with
7.8 rebounds per contest while ranking sixth in blocks with 39 in
32 games for a 1.2 per game average.

Reynolds was also named to the second team
following a resurgent junior season. It is the third-straight season
Reynolds has received this honor. Last season, Reynolds was third on
the team in scoring at 9.8 points per game and second in rebounding
with 193 total for a 6.2 per game average. For his career, he is currently
fourth in school history with 555 rebounds.

The sports information directors tabbed the
Islanders to finish third in the West Division with 40 points
overall and one first-place vote. The coaches predict A&M - Corpus
Christi to finish fourth with 35 overall points while also
receiving one first-place vote.

Stephen F. Austin was picked to win the
conference by both groups, receiving a total of five first-place
votes from the coaches and eight from the SIDs. Last season's champion Sam Houston
State was picked to finish second in the West and picked up votes
for first place from six SIDs and two coaches in the league.

The Islanders team will begin the 2010-11
season this Saturday night in an exhibition game against Texas
A&M International. The
game will tip-off at 7:00 PM and will be played on-campus at the
Dugan Wellness Center.